Tag Archives: liquor laws

Research backs up Utah’s alcohol laws, part 2: CDC recommendations

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Tweet   It turns out Utah’s “backward” alcohol laws are not so backward – they’re right in line with recommendations issued by a task force newly formed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the fall, … Continue reading →

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Drug legalization and ‘victimless crimes’

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Tweet   Before I’m willing to sit down and discuss innovative ways we can reform the criminalization of drugs (and any related alcohol issues in Utah), I need to make clear a fundamental perspective about human action and free will … Continue reading →

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Research backs up Utah’s alcohol laws

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Tweet   Recently, a colleague of mine wrote a blog post about the flaws in the thinking of a group that opposes one of Utah’s alcohol laws. That blog post started an interesting dialogue on our comment board about whether … Continue reading →

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Looser alcohol laws: a losing proposition

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Tweet   Take a moment and go through a quick thought experiment with me. Let’s say the Utah Association of Snake Oil Businesses came to your community and asked that you loosen regulations on selling legal forms of snake oil. … Continue reading →

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